Varmint-Proof Storage Container

Varmint-Proof Storage Container MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous “It keeps squirrels from eating my walnuts and also helps dry them out ” says Donald Cumberland Christiana Penn about the “squirrel-proof” storage container he made from a 5-gal bucket and some wire mesh He started with a 5-gal bucket that originally contained drywall compound He cut it in half and rolled wire mesh used for plastering into the shape of a cylinder using baling wire to tie the ends together Then he wired the cylinder to the two halves of the bucket Air is able to circulate through the wire allowing the nuts to dry “It’s a quick easy way to make a varmint-proof storage container Squirrels and rats can’t chew through it ” says Cumberland “I keep the walnuts in my shop in order to provide a quick snack In the past chipmunks used to come in and steal everything I usually keep husked walnuts in the container The inside part of the plaster lath is sharp so if the walnuts are still damp I can set the container sideways on a bench and roll it around to clean the rest of the husks off “The same idea would also work to protect root crops such as garlic onions and other crops ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Donald Cumberland 119 Mt Pleasant Rd Christiana Penn 17509 ph 610 593-5773

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